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My life’s work is pushing people to skip the “How I Met Your Mother” rerun and see live music. It can be a challenge: A climate-controlled comfy couch and inertia can conquer the desire to venture out at 11 p.m. on a Tuesday and fork over $10 for a band you’ve never heard of.

Thankfully, the Outside the Box festival is cham­pioning my cause.

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